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2006 Stories by Steffie Nelson

• The Generators

  published October 26, 2006

  Think of a Los Angeles fashion designer who’s reached a level of international acclaim — Ashley Paige, Michelle Mason, Grey Ant and... More >>

• The Rainbow Connection

  published October 19, 2006

  Nony Tochterman at home in the House of Petro Zillia(Photos by Wild Don Lewis)Walking under a spectrum of shiny, colored tiles and... More >>

• Best Place to Find Batty Knickers

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Place to Find Batty KnickersSome people believe a beautiful garment belongs on the red carpet or in the pages of a magazine,... More >>

• Star Struck

  published August 24, 2006

  Some might think it’s enough of an accomplishment to present a 50-piece fall collection of men’s and women’s clothing,... More >>

• Sunset Rising

  published August 10, 2006

  Walk into any of the new home-furnishing stores on Sunset in Echo Park and Silver Lake, and you’re more likely to hear talk of Danish... More >>

• Toxin Avenger

  published June 29, 2006

  Ithought I was a relatively healthy person; I did yoga regularly, loved my veggies and had never uttered the phrase “Supersize me.”... More >>

• Back to the Garden

  published June 15, 2006

  Money may not buy you love, but $2.4 million can buy you prime real estate on “Love Street” — as in the song Jim Morrison... More >>

• Style from the Pile

  published May 18, 2006

  Remember when going thrift shopping was like shooting fish in a barrel? Some frilly, funky or fabulous thing would just leap into your arms,... More >>

• Music

  published May 4, 2006

  On the Coachella fashion frontlines, Cahuenga met crunchy, frat boys boogied beside rent boys, the Age of Aquarius met the Apocalypse and the... More >>

• Good Vibrations

  published April 13, 2006

  Say the words “sound bath” and people get nervous. They’re sure nudity is involved; definitely some chanting; and probably... More >>

• Smeared

  published April 6, 2006

  Doug Aitken’s celebration of his new book, Broken Screen, at the Schindler House/MAK Center this past Saturday — described... More >>

• Stuck On Rainbows

  published March 30, 2006

  Parked in the entranceway of Petro Zillia’s Van Nuys factory is a beach cruiser that any little gir... More >>

• 40 Now, 21 Forever

  published March 30, 2006

  Here in the land of endless summer and eternal youth, there are few things considered less hot than a woman who is aging. The mere idea... More >>

• Kara Saun

  published March 23, 2006

  Not winning Project Runway was the best thing that ever happened to Kara Saun. In the show’s first season, the New York–bred... More >>

• Let's Hear It for the Boys

  published March 9, 2006

  The line between metrosexuality and insufferable vanity is razor-thin. None of the guys I know want to identify with a group of... More >>

• Love, Magic and the Quest for a New Suit

  published March 2, 2006

  The green room of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson was stocked with enough liquor for a large party, but it was midafternoon and... More >>

• Got Balls?

  published February 2, 2006

  “So, did you get hit in the face with a ball yet?” one business-casual fellow asked another on the interminable line for drinks at... More >>

• Rollin' With the Homegirls

  published February 2, 2006

  In the late ’70s, everybody went to the roller rink. It was, especially for prepubescent girls like me, unimaginably crazysexycool: the... More >>

• Vive Le Rock!

  published January 19, 2006

  Last summer, the members of New York City’s Nous Non Plus were still a kitschy fake French band called Les Sans Culottes (in honor of the... More >>